CFTC fines Gain Capital UK nearly $500K for registration and supervision violations LeapRate

June 09, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CFTC fines Gain Capital UK nearly $500K for registration and supervision violations

The regulator alleged that Gain UK failed to supervise diligently its US forex customers and missed warning signs of the underlying fraudulent conduct by an unregistered CTA. The company had extensive communication about creating an account with the company with an unregistered CTA with knowledge that the CTA had been rejected from managing accounts with…

September 20, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: GAIN Capital UK reports 39% increase in Revenue in 2016 following City Index acquisition

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that GAIN Capital UK Limited, the FCA regulated subsidiary of global FX broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), saw a significant pickup in both Revenues and Profits in 2016. Fiscal year 2016 represented the first full year in which the results of City Index were included in GAIN…

October 07, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Gain Capital UK sees improved performance in 2015 after City Index acquisition

Gain Capital UK Limited, the FCA regulated arm of global retail forex broker Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), has reported its financial statements for 2015 indicating significant improvement for the company. The results are essentially for the City Index business which Gain Capital acquired in April 2015 for $118 million. We'd also note that the results…

October 05, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

Former Gain Capital COO Chris Calhoun joins board of UK business

LeapRate Exclusive… LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that the former COO of Gain Capital Holdings Inc (NYSE:GCAP), Chris Calhoun, has (sort of) rejoined the company, at least in a non-executive capacity. Calhoun has joined the board of directors of Gain Capital UK Limited, the London-based FCA regulated arm of Gain Capital and its Forex.com…

February 29, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

City Index joins lineup of Forex brokers with redesigned websites

City Index, a trading name of GAIN Capital UK Limited, has become the latest Forex broker to redesign its website. The new website is less heavy in terms of text, in line with a growing trend of Forex companies betting on graphical content to get the attention of existing and potential clients. At the same…

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